Strand Has Been a Sixth-Grade English Teacher for Eleven Years

Multiple Choice

Strand has been a sixth-grade English teacher for eleven years. There are several students in the classroom that are not being successful though they seem to be capable and are on-task. Mrs. Strand invites a colleague in to observe her teaching so that she can get some peer feedback on how to improve her instructional methods. After the students leave for the day, Mrs. Strand and her colleague sit down to discuss the lesson. The colleague's notes mention that Mrs. Strand lectured for more than half the block. Several of the students had raised their hands, and Mrs. Strand asked them to wait until the end of her lesson to ask questions. Those students did not ask their questions when she prompted for them at the end of the lesson. Additionally, she worked quietly at her desk grading papers while the students completed their independent work. They turned in their work and moved on to approved free-time activities. Which of the following strategies is NOT appropriate to address Mrs. Strand's areas of weakness in her instructional delivery?

A) Provide frequent feedback to students throughout the instructional period
B) Give the students a quiz at the end of the instructional period and assign mandatory tutoring to any students that do not pass
C) Differentiate her instruction with other methods besides lecture
D) Provide the students with a variety of activities that reinforce the key concept